Head of WXYZ Responsible for Putting Program on Air
Little Over a Year Old, Show Is Now One of Most Popular of Its Kind in City.
The ‘Gray Seal’ Finds His Counterpart
Category: Radio
Golden Age Radio, 1970
Illustrated sleeve featuring Superman, Flash Gordon, Green Hornet’s Black Beauty, Mandrake the Magician, The Shadow and The Lone Ranger. Original transcription disks were 16″ and were pressed at 16-2/3 RPM records, a speed used almost exclusively for spoken word content, particularly the “talking books” used by the visually impaired. For this reason, the inclusion of this speed was required on phonographs in some countries for many years.
WXYZ: Home of the Green Hornet
The Maccabees Building – A $2,500,000 building in the Art Center of Detroit Michigan, dedicated July 23, 1927, was the first important office building in this section. Continue reading “WXYZ: Home of the Green Hornet”
1951 RCA 1R81 Radio Bluetooth Conversion Project
The Green Hornet Comes to Life!
Here, for the first time, listeners may see Al Hodge (l.) who portrayed the famed mystery hero on the air. He’s meeting Warren Hull, who will portray the Hornet in films.
The Phantom Broadcast, 1933
A handsome radio singer has it all–fame, money, adoring fans–but what no one knows is that his accompanist, a hunchbacked piano player, is actually the voice behind the arrogant, abusive “singer”‘s fame. (IMDb)
Zenith Armchair Radio
1937 magazine advertisement for Zenith Armchair Radios
Orange Crush Presents:
THE GREEN HORNET – THE WORLD’S FAVORITE SUPER-HERO!
CRUSH – THE WORLD’S FAVORITE FAMILY OF SOFT DRINKS!
During the 30’s and 40’s people were tuned in to “The Adventures of the Green Hornet” and delightfully refreshing Orange CRUSH with a taste that’s all its own. Familiar displays and ads like these made Orange CRUSH the world’s favorite fruit-flavored drinks. Sponsoring “The Adventures of the Green Hornet” furthered the popularity of these great taste treats. still enjoyed by people all over the world.
Jack McCarthy (1911-1977)
The Radio voice of Britt Reid/The Green Hornet from 1946 until the program ended in December 1952.
June 03, 1911 – December 1977
Green Hornet Wrist Radio
Box art used for the Green Hornet wrist radio, produced in 1966 by REMCO